The State Health Plan (Plan) is announcing that it has canceled the current Request for Proposal (RFP) for Third Party Administrator (TPA) services. This action was taken as none of the bids received met the minimum requirements of the RFP. The Plan issued the RFP March 20, 2026.The Plan will be issuing a new RFP in the coming weeks and continues to be in the silent period as staff work to issue another RFP. The goal remains to have the Plan’s Board of Trustees approve the award of the contract later this summer.
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The N.C. Department of State Treasurer (DST) has been honored with The Institute for Financial Literacy’s (IFL) national 2026 Government Organization of the Year for “advancing the field of financial education in meaningful ways” through its monthly newsletter, “Finance Fridays With the Treasurer,” and other initiatives.
After spearheading the first North Carolina state government artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program one year ago, the N.C. Department of State Treasurer has now integrated AI into daily department workflow. After the pilot showed increased productivity across two teams using ChatGPT, the department continued testing use cases and multiple AI engines.
Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, will begin seeing fan-friendly renovations after the Local Government Commission (LGC) approved three financing requests from the city of Charlotte (Mecklenburg County) totaling over $765 million.
The Local Government Commission (LGC) today issued a warning to the city of Rocky Mount to keep its books balanced or else the Commission may be forced to assume control of the town’s finances. This comes after months of LGC communications with the city and after stern warnings to elected city officials about their inadequate oversight of budget and fiscal control practices, which have contributed to unchecked overspending and unreasonably optimistic revenue projections.
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Changes Bring Results
One year after the State Health Plan (Plan) urgently needed to correct massive deficits, it is now squarely focused on cost-control strategies. In a meeting today, the Board of Trustees was briefed on the financial outlook of the Plan and took a vote on 2027 benefit design changes. The vote aims to strengthen the Preferred Provider Program by utilizing a three-tier network structure meant to encourage members to choose high-value providers.
The North Carolina Department of State Treasurer announced a partnership between EmergeOrtho and the State Health Plan today. This further expands access to high-quality, no-cost surgical care for members across North Carolina through the Plan’s Lantern surgical benefit.
Today the Department of State Treasurer and Novant Health announced the first major expansion to the State Health Plan’s (Plan) Lantern surgical benefit. This will significantly broaden access to no-cost, high-quality surgical care for hundreds of thousands Plan members across the state. The announcement was made during a press conference at Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center.
Surging population growth in the town of Holly Springs has resulted in the need for new and upgraded infrastructure to meet higher demand, and the Local Government Commission (LGC) today approved $135 million in revenue bonds for projects to meet the town’s needs. The town, located in Wake County, has seen a population boom from 24,661 in 2010 to 48,674 in 2024, according to U.S. Census data.